Belt game 16,539 · July 5, 1988
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Oakland Athletics 3–0 at home to start reign 7,758 of the MLB belt, the 495th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 1, 1988, with 3 defenses over 4 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 2 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on July 7, 1988.
7,758Reign number
495Team's reign
2Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Washington | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Hall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Snyder | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Upshaw | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Bailes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Allanson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Jacoby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Kittle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Javier | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carney Lansford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Baylor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Walt Weiss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Gallego | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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